Hand-held kitchen appliance with protective covering

摘要

The appliance (1) i.e. hand blender (10), has a food processing tool (11) comprising a drive shaft (12) that is operatively connected with a motor of the appliance. An adjustable protective cover (13) for covering the tool is arranged along an axis (A) of the drive shaft. The protective cover is provided with an opening (14) and formed in disk shape or plate shape, where the drive shaft runs through the opening. The opening of the protective cover comprises a projection that cooperates with a guiding unit i.e. guiding groove, of the drive shaft. The projection is designed as a sliding piece.